The LPGA Tour is returning to New England in 2024 with a $3.5 million occasion at TPC Boston.
The FM Global Championship will happen from August 29-September 1, with 144 gamers battling for the most important purse outdoors of the majors and tour championship.
The occasion in Norton, Mass., would be the first in New England for the reason that 2004 U.S. Women’s Open at Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Mass.
“Boston is quickly becoming a dynamic home for women’s sports,” LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan mentioned in a news launch Friday. “We are thrilled to join this incredible movement, as the famed TPC Boston prepares to host the 2024 FM Global Championship, marking a historic return of the LPGA Tour to New England.”
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The 2024 occasion kicks off a five-year partnership between FM Global, a business property insurance coverage firm, and the LPGA Tour.
“We are proud and excited to welcome the LPGA Tour back to Massachusetts,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey mentioned. “Sports play an important role in shaping the lives of women, advancing equity and strengthening our communities. The opportunity to see women perform at the highest levels of the game will bring tremendous excitement and enthusiasm.”
TPC Boston, positioned 25 miles south of Boston, opened in 2002 with an unique structure by Arnold Palmer, adopted by a 2007 redesign by Gil Hanse and Brad Faxon. The course has hosted 17 PGA Tour occasions.